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Demand Justice For The Horses Abandoned To Die In Ireland

The Irish government must prosecute those who leave animals to die in Dublin's 'Killing Fields'!

Goal:30,000•Progress:16,380

Sponsored by:The Animal Rescue Site

Call for Chief Justice of Ireland and the An Garda Síochána Commissioner (the head of Ireland's National Police Service) to prosecute those who have abandoned dead and injured animals in "The Killing Fields" of West Dublin.

Dogs, cats, goats, and countless horses have been slaughtered or left to die on 80 acres of land owned by the Irish National Asset Management Agency [1]. Reports of animals being beaten and ruthlessly tortured by teenagers and adults have been met with little action from local authorities.

Even after the perpetrators of a pygmy goat slaughter were outright identified by parts of the motorbike they used to run the animals over in 2015, no recriminations followed [1].

The land was once designated for a housing development, which has since stalled, leaving the future ownership of the property in question [2]. Since then, abandoned animals have populated the property. And, while some animal advocacy groups have attempted to care for the abandoned animals, they haven't been able to curb the violent incidents of animal cruelty that happen almost daily.

The South Dublin County Council has asked for the help of the Dublin City Council in forming a horse welfare working group [3], but a group of caring volunteers has little power to prosecute those guilty of animal cruelty.

Ireland's animal cruelty laws once dated back to 1876 [4] before they were supplemented in 2014 [5], and have been criticized for being too lax. While cases of horse neglect and starvation originating from local farms have been brought to the court system, individual events of cruelty like those reported in the Killing Fields are rarely investigated.

In order for this killing to stop, law enforcement authorities in West Dublin must enforce current animal cruelty laws and follow up on reports of torture.

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Dear Chief Justice of Ireland Susan Denham and the An Garda Síochána Commissioner,

The torture and killing of horses that you've allowed to take place in West Dublin must stop today. I demand that you enforce Ireland's animal cruelty laws on the 80 acres of NAMA land known as the "Killing Fields," and prosecute those guilty of harming horses there.

Dogs, cats, goats, and countless horses have been slaughtered or left to die on this 80 acres of land owned by the Irish National Asset Management Agency. They've been beaten and ruthlessly tortured by teenagers and adults, none who have faced prosecution.

Even after the perpetrators of a pygmy goat slaughter were outright identified by parts of the motorbike they used to run them over in 2015, no recriminations followed.

The South Dublin County Council has gone so far as to ask for the help of the Dublin City Council in forming a horse welfare working group, but a group of caring volunteers has little power to prosecute those guilty of animal cruelty.

The animal cruelty laws put forth in 2014 are clear, and the gross violation of those laws in the Killing Fields can no longer be ignored, or tolerated. I demand you put an end to this killing today!

Sincerely,

Petition Signatures

Mar 19, 2018Terry ComptonThis is heartbreaking and needs to end.

Mar 19, 2018(Name not displayed)The government of Ireland should be ashamed of their lack of action in this cruel animal abuse. You have just changed my mind about visiting Ireland and spending my tourist dollars there. I have no desire to visit a place that supports this cruelness.

Mar 19, 2018Gracie Rivera

Mar 19, 2018(Name not displayed)

Mar 19, 2018Lindsay Williams

Mar 19, 2018(Name not displayed)

Mar 18, 2018Amelia Walker

Mar 18, 2018Angelica De La Cruz

Mar 18, 2018Linda Walker

Mar 18, 2018Connie HooksHorrible

Mar 18, 2018Jeanette Rodriguez

Mar 18, 2018Linba Holland-TollShame on all of you!!

Mar 18, 2018Lyne Desroches

Mar 18, 2018Sandra Clark

Mar 18, 2018Deb Gilchrest

Mar 18, 2018Rachel Cox

Mar 18, 2018Brandy Wheeler

Mar 18, 2018DeDe LemonsPlease use my name. What they are doing is very wrong. Killing any animal is. But what's worse is living hurt or dead animals around. There will be know animals left for the next-generation. Please don't be another President Trump,a animal killer

Mar 18, 2018Peggy Kusik

Mar 18, 2018Jamaka PetzakEND THIS OUTRAGE NOW.

Mar 18, 2018Tina Wallace

Mar 18, 2018Bu Morello

Mar 18, 2018Belinda Gegg

Mar 18, 2018Geri Mickelsen

Mar 18, 2018Richard Han

Mar 18, 2018Ana Suarez

Mar 18, 2018(Name not displayed)

Mar 18, 2018Regena Srackangast

Mar 17, 2018Marylou SpeareAnything breathing that feels pain and bleeds has the right to be respected this is a gross neglect in there system needs correction.

Mar 17, 2018Laura Rhoads

Mar 17, 2018Phila Hoopes

Mar 17, 2018Michael Collier

Mar 17, 2018Angela BiedermannIt is cruel and inhumane to treat any living thing badly.

Mar 17, 2018Lisa L

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Mar 17, 2018Sandy Kramer

Mar 17, 2018(Name not displayed)

Mar 17, 2018Brenda Miller

Mar 17, 2018Karlie Wise

Mar 17, 2018Maureen HudskThis is horrible.

Mar 17, 2018SHANNON Ferguson

Mar 17, 2018Debbie Thomas

Mar 17, 2018Lisa Davenport

Mar 17, 2018(Name not displayed)This is horrible -- and unnecessary cruelty. If killing of animals is necessary then properly administered and swift euthanasia should be organized.

Mar 17, 2018Jackie Thompson

Mar 17, 2018Jill WargoSave the animals and get rid of the heartless humans.